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Congratulations to Winners of Green Wave Environmental Care Competition 2014

e are pleased to announce the winners of Sembcorp Marine’s Green Wave Environmental Care Competition 2014. This annual nation-wide competition for schools in has once Co-sponsored by Wagain generated strong participation from the schools and tertiary institutions, with a total of 287 projects received from more than 1,000 students in 2014. A total of 57 awards will be presented in today’s award presentation ceremony at Marina Mandarin, Singapore.

We are grateful to Ms. , Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Law, as our Guest-of-Honour. The successful development of the Green Wave Environmental Care Competition for Schools as the main green platform for students to share their creativity and innovation in the area of environmental care and protection, is largely attributed to the strong support and dedication of our partners and stakeholders. In particular, we would like to thank our co-sponsors and partners, BP Shipping and Shell International Eastern Trading Company, for their support and involvement in this meaningful outreach programme. Our appreciation also goes to our dedicated panel of judges from the schools, BP Shipping, DHI Water & Environment Co. Pte Ltd, Ecospec Global Technology, Housing & Development Board, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Lloyd’s Register, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Ministry of Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, National Environment Agency, National University of Singapore, Public Utilities Board, , Singapore Environment Council, , Science Centre Singapore, Shell International Eastern Trading Company and Singapore University of Technology and Design.

The Green Wave Environmental Competition 2015 is now open for registration. We invite all students to gather your fellow green-minded friends and brainstorm on ways to protect and conserve our environment. Send in your innovative green ideas and you may walk away with attractive cash prizes.

“My heartiest congratulations to the winners and participants of the “Sembcorp Marine is pleased that our Green Wave environmental Green Wave environmental care project. Thank you for making the outreach programme has over the last 12 years grown to be the main effort to care for and protect our environment. Managing Singapore’s platform for students to share their green ideas for the betterment of environment is challenging, and requires continuous attention and our environment. We are indeed very encouraged by the keen interest effort. We need to make good use of our limited land and resources in and enthusiastic participation from all sectors of the community, ways that take care of our environment, while also meeting our future in particular the student population, their teachers, tertiary demands for uses such as housing, infrastructure, and industry. The institutions, governmental agencies and environmental bodies. Each beauty and sustainability of our home and the community depend year, we see more and more well-thought out and innovative ideas on this. on environmental conservation and protection from our student participants. This in itself is heartening and bodes well for Singapore’s This competition is a good community effort to engage our students long-term sustainability. and raise their awareness towards these important issues. I hope that it has ignited within them a life-long interest and enduring concern The success of our Green Wave is also due to the unwavering support for the environment. of our partners and co-sponsors, Shell and BP, our dedicated panel of judges, governmental and environmental bodies, environmentalists, tertiary institutions’ By working in teams to identify pressing environmental issues and come up with practical and professors and lecturers, schools’ principals, teachers and environmentally-minded individuals. innovative solutions, our youths have also been given an excellent opportunity to apply their Hence, our deep appreciation to all our stakeholders. classroom learning to real-world problems. This helps to make their learning richer and more meaningful. I congratulate all the winners and participants and thank you for making Green Wave a challenging and interesting competition.” I commend Sembcorp Marine and its co-sponsors, Shell and BP, for putting together this meaningful programme.” Ms. Indranee Rajah Mr. Wong Weng Sun Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Law President and Chief Executive Officer, Sembcorp Marine Ltd

The Winners for the Green Wave Environmental Care Competition 2014

PRIMARY LEVEL PRIZES SCHOOL TITLE OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS 1st Prize Award $4,000 Yishun Primary School DIY Air Filter Thirumarai Selvan Santhya, Cheh Jun Xian, Sow Yun Tsing, Teo Rui Shan 2nd Prize Award $2,000 St. Andrew’s Junior School Vermi composting - guaranteed journey to sustainable gardens Kulandaivel Udayar SenthilKumar Gautam 3rd Prize Award $1,000 Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School Double - Pump Hydroponics Bryan Lee Choon Hoe, Teo Tze Shuen Merit Awards $500 Corporation Primary School Waste Separator Bin Ng Li Yen, Jody Tng Jin Zi, Yap Zi Yu, Gong Haoyue Kong Hwa School Investigate into effect of leaching of battery content on plant growth Peh Yong, Su Yee Mon, Peh Guan, Diana See, Odelia Koh Qi Han, Woo Jun Yi Lakeside Primary School Carbon Poly@Lakeside Gladys Li JingWen, Jamie Tng Yan Ning, Keerthana Suresh, Kelly Choy Mun Yee Encouragement Awards $200 Balestier Hill Primary School Mozzie Be Gone - Gel Air Refreshener Regine Wong, Marcos Jennifer Shannara Louise Enriquez, Kristin Sim Rivervale Primary School What ends, begins C. Ashwinshiva, Eunice Ong Shao En, Seva Manickam, Jerrica Khoo Jia En Si Ling Primary School Curtain Lamp from Recycled materials Nur Musfirah, Nur Eynarah, Nurfarisya Nadia, Nikish Shoben Tao Nan School Wonders of Waste (WOW) Yap Ming Peng, Ilian Johan Aendenroomer, Brenden Lim Zhan Rui, Adrina Ang, Jonathan Ng Shi Han, Duncan Cho Siu Ming, Jovan Hsu

SECONDARY LEVEL PRIZES SCHOOL TITLE OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS 1st Prize Award $6,000 Anglican High School Home - based Cat Litter from Unused Newspaper Maria Erika Glen Goh Gek Leng, Alexis Yeo Lay Ting, Trina Priscilla Ng, Jasmine Teo Theng 2nd Prize Award $4,000 Activated carbon from sugarcane bagasse and its uses in water purification Winston Ng Cheng-Ann, Yap Kihan, Rhys Lie Hwa Chong Institution Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Water Purification Yong Jung Hahn , Ng Ding Xuan, Thung You Xuan 3rd Prize Award $2,000 River Valley High School Contraption for Mangrove Saplings Shariel Leong, Vicky Liu YanLing,, Rachel Lim Si Xuan, Wang Jiao Merit Awards $1,000 Hwa Chong Institution Extraction and Removal of Heavy Metals from Incinerated Bottom Ash (IBA) Ong Wei Sern, Nicholas Lim Jing Wei, Joel Hong Jun Han Hwa Chong Institution Biodegradation of Plastics using Microorganisms Teng Nam Thian, Ethan Cheng Zhen Jie, Wang Jun Hao Commendation Awards $500 Hai Sing Catholic School Greensaver Harel Yee Li Ren, Kenny Fong Koi Yin, Rubin Tan Thye Shen Raffles Girls’ School Track My Water Rachyl Tan Syn Yee, Joanne Nai Min-Er, Amarinda Tan Ying Shan, Zenn Wong Shi Hui Encouragement Awards $200 Greendale Secondary School To investigate the effectiveness of orange peels in the removal of lead(II) Darrell Tan Hong Jun, Gerald Chua Jing Le, Denise Huong Yun Hui, Coen Chua Hui Yu ions in aqueous solutions Nanyang Girls’ High School Eco Friendly Golf Ball Core Gisele Pang Geok Yong,Wong Yong Tong, Chong Wan Yi, Chu Jie Ting Nan Hua High School Mr Glowing Bacterium Tean WeiJun, Lei Yu Xiao, Elizabeth Chin, Viviane Ng Si Jie, Vivian Li Yan-Lang Raffles Girls’ School Converting waste heat energy from laptops to electrical energy to charge mobile phones Kimberly Tan, Elena Lee Ruo Xi, Sheryl Ang, Teng Chu Yu Keeping Heat Out The Natural Way: A Comparative Study Between Sugarcane Fibre, Caleb Ang Si Kai, Angus Yip Chit Ting, Iain Lin Jian Hern, Justin Cheng Linzhe Lalang Fibre and Conventional Insulators Woodlands Secondary School Gaia Saviours - An Environment Educational Board Game Gurpreet Kaur Dhaliwal, Ang Ee Jin, Zou ZiHan, Nuvum ‘Maivah bte Kammavudin, Jaasmeet Singh Yishun Town Secondary School Rooftop Aquaponic Farm Ruqaiah bte Ghazali, Hannah Insyirah Bte Mohd Yani, Edmund Tan Sze Harng

JUNIOR COLLEGE / INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION LEVEL PRIZES SCHOOL TITLE OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS 1st Prize $8,000 ITE College West Reptile Egg Incubator Ng Jun Hui, Tan Kah Wee 2nd Prize Award $5,000 ITE College West Vegetable Washing System Aaron Lim Zhe Yee, David Chong Teik Wai, Jeremy Ho See Ying 3rd Prize Awards $3,000 NUS High School of Math and Science Optimizing Power Plant Performance through the Development of a Novel Thermoelectric Jonathan Angga Dharmawan Jie, Manish Reddy Vuyyuru, Mark Lee Wei Bin Material and Designing a Module for Effective Waste Heat Recovery Merit Awards $1,000 ITE College Central Fusing Plastic Dorcas Liau Mei Jun, Khairui Anwar Bin Mohd Zaperi, Nazif Zafi Ali Hussein, Jacqueline See, Muhd Khairul Irzwan Bin Rosli, Muhammad Isnin Bin Abdullah ITE College West Eco Vehicle Alternator Sherwin Beh Swee Yang, Azlyiana bte Mad Azmi, Nurainah Binte Mohd Hairull, Husnul Khobeer bin Hasnullah, Ang Peng Siang, Norlyne Joshua M. Gagariu JR. ITE College West Low cost, light weight, portable, Powered N95 Respirator Teo Jen Kiat, Tee Zee Aik ITE College West Wormery System Nur Hadi B Junaidi, NasrulNizam Bin Ahmad, Mohamad Khairul Anwar Bin Mohamad SA’AD, Goh Kwan Wen, Aaron Teo Jun Kim NUS High School of Math and Science Exploring the feasibility of using Thais gradata as a bioindicator for heavy metals to Lim Seok Hwan, Yapp Jiann Guo, Loh De Rong monitor environmental pollutants Commendation Awards $500 Anglo - Chinese School (Independent) Analyzing effectivenell of extracted chitosan (from crustacean shells) as heavy metal Darrel Tan Egk Jian bioremediating agents Anglo - Chinese School (Independent) An Investigation on increasing the protein content of Rice grains using Nitrogen Fixing Low Zi An Bradyrhizobium bacteria from Peanut root nodules Anglo - Chinese School (Independent) An Investigation on use of human hair as a cation exchange resin for the treatment of Ronit Banerjee, Nguyen Manh Du heavy metal contaminated water ITE College West Food Waste Fluid Separator Ng Shi Hui, Kee Lek Han, Calvin Goh Aik Sze, Koh Hong Wei Encouragement Awards $200 ITE College West Showering Reminder Gay Bing Shuen, Dawami Fatimah Raiza Ngallih ITE College West Harvest Today’s Rainwater for Tomorrow Tan Jin Hui, Wong Yong Zhi, Ee Zhi Hao ITE College East Safety Glasses / Shields from Recycled Soft Drinks PET Bottles Mohamad Zulkifli B Rahmat, Sim Kean Chuan, Muhammad Fairuz Bin Mohamed Zainal ITE College Central Highway WindMill Wee Jun Wei, Muhammad Nazri B Allaudin, Liu Ji Wei The 1st prize in the JC/ITE category is jointly sponsored by BP Shipping and Sembcorp Marine, and includes a one-month development attachment to BP Shipping.

TERTIARY LEVEL PRIZES SCHOOL TITLE OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS 2nd Prize Award $6,000 University of Glasgow Singapore Investigations of the effects of ultrasonic on midge larvae Lawrence Lau Han Rong 3rd Prize Award $4,000 Singapore Polytechnic Trans - Wind Lee Shi Rui Commendation Awards $500 National Institute of Education and Use of iron-oxide nanoparticles coated cotton-wool for arsenic water remediation Liu Weilie, Tan Ka Shin, Arviana Onasie, Marcus Ng Wei Liang, Samantha See Shu Qi Singapore Polytechnic Ngee Ann Polytechnic Domestic Waste Heat Recovery System Dillon Chan En Jie, Serene Goh Pei Ling, Seng Jia Min Singapore Institute of Technology Hybrid Power Bank Divakar Umesh, Ngo Qi Zhi, Jeremy Seah Zhen Long Singapore Polytechnic Food Recycle Station Yang KaiQi, Yao Ling Ling, Fan Meng Yuan Renewable and Biodegradable packaging Materials Muhammad Iszaki Bin Patdillah, Nadhirah Binte Mohamad Roslan, Stephanie Ng Hui – Hsin Encouragement Awards $200 Singapore Polytechnic Reducing heat gain on west facade wall Khoo Kai Ting, Joey Neo Wan Qi, Mclyne Mcjorie Koh Han Yen, Ignatia Chew ShuZhen BCA Academy Solar Energy Harvesting Louvers with Automatic Sun-tracking System Zaw Win Tun, Zhou Xu Mi The 1st prize award at Tertiary Level is not given out in 2014.

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